Episode Title: Don’t Do That at School! Uncontrollable Jealousy
On the last day of the school trip, Hioki is suddenly told by Watarai, “I want to be your friend.” But Watarai’s quiet follow-up: “The kind of friend I mean isn’t just a normal one”, lingers in Hioki’s heart. Even after returning from the trip, Hioki keeps spending time with Watarai and the Four Heavenly Kings, becoming the talk of the school.
During a school assembly where they watch a memory video from the trip, Watarai gently wraps Hioki from behind. Flustered, Hioki tries to pull away, terrified of being seen by the girls, but Watarai’s arms won’t let him go. Later, when Watarai catches sight of Hioki chatting happily with his badminton teammates, his eyes sharpen, and what he does next is far bolder than Hioki ever expected. Friends… do things like this?
(Source: Japanese = asahi.co.jp || Translation = kisskh)
- Aired: November 16, 2025
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WE GOT MISLEADED BY THE PRODUCERS LAST EPISODE, IT WAS HIOKI THINKING THAT WATARAI WANTING TO ASK HIM OUT, WHEN ACTUALLY HE JUST WANTED TO BE FRIENDS WITH HIOKI, BUT HIOKI ALREADY CONSIDERED HUM A FRIEND, SO WATARAI WAS DOING SUCH CUTE STUFF FOR HIM LIKE TRYING HIS SHOELACES DURING PE. Now whilst they were watching the school trip’s highlights video, Hotta and Natasaki, grabbed Hioki and threw him to watarai and watarai wrapped his arms around Hioki saying he didn’t have to move and could get comfortable NO BCS I THINK HOTTA OR SOMEBODY FROM THEIR FRIEND GROUP KNOWS THAT WATARAI HAS A CRUSH ON HIOKI. Afterwards, Hioki gets called by his friends from the badminton club he attended and was asked about club souvenirs AND HOW HIOKI’S BEEN GETTING CLOSE WITH THE BOYS AND HOW HE’S PRACTICALLY A POPULAR KID FROM A LONER. Now watarai saw all this and got jealous that Hioki was getting close to somebody other than him, since back when watarai always wanted to get close to Hioki and finally got the chance during the school trip, so watarai suddenly hugged Hioki whilst they were cleaning up the second floor of the hall that they watched the school’s trip’s highlights together, and since watarai was taking so long with the hug, Hioki questioned whether or not friends do this, since he barely has any experience having a friend since he was a loner, AND THEN WATARAI SAID “WHAT ABOUT KISSING WITH A FRIEND?” LIKE DUDUEUUE JUST SAY YOU LIKE HIM ALREADY, AND THEN HE TOLD HIOKI TO NOT WORRY SINCE HE WONT DO IT. YET. LIKE WHAT. IS THIS AMBIGUITY. Now we flash forward into summer break and Hioki was getting late to go to the beach with everyone else, when some random dude who knew his name approached him and asked if he was Hioki and called him cute LIKE WHO THE HELL IS HE??
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I can't with Hioki's friends, they are literally shaking while taking Hioki's from Four Heavenly Kings. I see how Watarai is jealous LOL. In the curtain scene, I remember the two main characters from I cannot reach you, and they look like parents for Hioki and Watarai. I saw how Watarai is super super jealous. I saw it in his arms; it's so veiny.
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EP5 is Watarai's "being friends wth Hioki" agenda. The consistency of making me fall in love EP by EP was so great. Feeding on sweet fruit, hugging the tiny Hioki while watching their school trip highlights, being jealous, and Watarai being impatient to hug Hioki so tightly were all so romantic. It eventually leads him to ask Hioki for a kiss, haha. This boy is so in love, and I feel so in love too. Hioki's inner dialogue was so adorable. I screamed and giggled a lot from this EP. Love it!
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OMG this is so good - i laughed quite a lot in this ep & i have to say, idk how anyone looking at Hioki could say he isn't good looking or not on the level of being paired with Watarai - leave the fact he is adorable & funny he is so good looking - sorry not sorry he better looking then Watarai IMO. ******************************************************************************************i think Watarai instead of confessing his true feelings, offered friendship cause he was easing Hioki into the situation. Hioki has been all alone since the semester started & he tends to be a loner, he is also introverted so Watarai didn't want to spook him. that's why even though Hioki felt like Watarai was gonna confess, he got asked to be friends - which wasn't a mislead it was more easing him into being comfortable around/close to Watarai. even now after the trip he doesn't assume closeness with the group, he still waits for them to call him to interact with them, let alone hang around them. this is why Watarai was smart but his jealous got the better of him. don't blame Hioki for feeling confused, cause he's kinda naïve & took Watarai at his word. so suddenly the flip has left him reeling. but this all has made this ep do much fun to watch. *****************************************the only fly in the ointment were the girls, like plz with the 'fan girl' b.s. really don't like how self conscious Hioki becomes cause of them. it's like he needs to watch his every move, when he is hanging around Watarai & the other guys cause he not on their level or some such stupidity. they like him & want his company he is worthy. like stop - ugh!
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